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Cochran photo investigation continues

Police say they're trying to find-out if the man who took pictures of Senator Thad Cochran's wife, had help.

Updated: 6:32 PM CDT May 19, 2014

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Cochran photo investigation continues

Police say they're trying to find-out if the man who took pictures of Senator Thad Cochran's wife, had help.

Updated: 6:32 PM CDT May 19, 2014

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Cochran photo investigation continues

Police say they're trying to find-out if the man who took pictures of Senator Thad Cochran's wife, had help.

Updated: 6:32 PM CDT May 19, 2014

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WEBVTT COULDBE FILED IN THE COCHRAN- PHOTO-SCANDALNOT ONLY MORE CHARGES AGAINSTTHEDEFENDANT CLAYTON KELLY..BUTOTHERSWHO MAY HAVE HELPED HIM TAKEPHOTOS OFSENATOR THAD COCHRAN'S WIFE. 16WAPT' SCOTT SIMMONS HAS THELATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION.THE COCHRAN PHOTO SCANDALREACHEDNATIONAL NEWS THIS WEEK... NATSOF PUNDITSMEANWHILE IN MADISON -- POLICEMETBEHIND CLOSED DOORS WITHPROSECUTORSON MONDAY. AUTHORITIES SAYTHEY'RE SENDING OUT MORESUBPOENAS ANDIN CONNECTION WITH CLAYTONKELLY...HE'S THE MAN ACCUSED OF TAKINGPHOTOS AT A LOCAL NURSING HOMEOFTHAD COCHRAN'S WIFE WHO HASDEMENTIA,...ASST. CHIEF ROBERTSANDERS/MADISON POLICE: WELL WEARE LOOKING TO SEE IF OTHERPEOPLE ARE INVOLVED AND JUSTTRYING TO GET TO THESOURCE OF THE INVESTIGATION.SCOTT SIMMONS: IS THERE A REASONTO LEAD YOU TO THINK THAT IS APOSSIBILITY? ASST. CHIEFROBERT SANDERS: WE HAVE REASONTO BELIEVE THAT SOME OTHERPEOPLE MAY BE INVOLVED. SCOTTSIMMONS/REPORTI NG: CENTRAL INTHISINVESTIGATION IS WHETHER KELLYWAS ACTING ALONE OR HAD HELPFROM OTHERS IN TRYING TO GET THEPHOTOS TO MRS. COCHRAN. KELLY'SATTORNEY ADMITS HIS CLIENT WASTALKING TO OTHERS PRIOR TOGETTING THE PHOTO AND EVENAFTER. KELLY IS A COMPUTERPROGRAMMER AND CONSERVATIVEBLOGGER. FACING FELONY CHARGES- FOR EXPLOITATION OF ASENIOR.. SAMUEL KELLY, WHOASKED THAT WE NOT SHOW HIS FACE,BELIEVES HIS BROTHER WAS SET UP.VOICE OF: SAMUEL KELLY/SUSPECT'SBROTHER: AND I THINK WHOEVER HADHIM DO THISIS TYRING TO BACK ITALL THE WAY COMPLETELYON HIM .HIS ATTORNEY SAYS KELLY HADON-LINETHEPHOTO OF ROSE COCHRAN COULD BEDAMNING TO THE COCHRANCAMPAIGN...AND KELLY SET OUT TO GET IT.KEVIN CAMP/KELLY'SATTORNEY: MY UNDERSTANDING ISTHEY HAVE THE VIDEO...HE JUSTWALKED IN AND SIGNED IN AS AVISITOR. KELLY'S ATTORNEY SAYSNO ONE TRIED TO STOP HIS CLIENTWHEN HE WENT INTO SAINTCATHERINES...EVEN SHOWING US THE PARKING PASSTHEYGAVE HIM AT THE GATE. KEVINCAMP SAYSKELLY STOOD AT ROSE COCHRAN'SDOOR,TOOK THE PHOTOS... THEN HEPOSTED THEMON-LINE.. BUT HE TOOK THEM DOWN90-MINUTES LATER.KEVIN CAMP/KELLY'S ATTORNEY: HEWAS ACTUALLY GETTINGNEGATIVE RESPONSES BASED UPONTHIS PHOTO SO HE TOOK ITDOWN. AND THEN HE WAS ACTUALLYASKED FOR COPIES OF IT ON THEBACKEND INVESTIGATORS WANT TOKNOW...WHO TALKED WITH KELLYBEFOREAND AFTER THE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN.MICHAEL GUEST/MADISON- RANKINCO. DISTRICT ATTORNEY:THERE ARESOME STATUTES THAT ARE ON THEBOOKS THAT DEAL WITH POSTINGTHINGS ON THE INTERNET BYELECTRONIC MEANS WITH THE INTENTTO CAUSE INJURY. THE DISTRICTATTORNEY SAYS THERE COULD BEMORECHARGES AND MORE PEOPLE CHARGED